Dark and White Chocolate Peppermint Bark is so easy to make. You just need a little patience. This recipe came from Food Network. You need to melt the chocolate slowly. The best way to do that is with a homemade double boiler. Put a couple of inches of simmering water in a pot. On top […]
My New Love From the Garden…Kale
This is my second year of growing kale. This is my first year of not giving all of the kale to the goats. What changed? It’s all about how I treat the kale. First I rinse it off, then I cut all the leaves off of the stems. Pretty easy, just slide your knife down […]
Braised Beef for Tacos
Braised Beef is my favorite taco meat. We are having this for dinner tonight. I actually made it yesterday before going to Joshua’s last baseball game of the season. I used my timer on one of the wall ovens so it would turn off after three and a half hours. Years ago my dear friend […]
Marionberry Ice Cream
Marionberry Ice Cream is one of our favorites. Just in case you don’t know, a marionberry is a cross between Chehalem and Olallie blackberries. Our own Oregon State University, in cooperation with the USDA-ARS breeding program, developed the berry back in the 1940’s-1950’s. The ice cream is a vanilla base that we mix the berries into […]
Twice Baked Potatoes
Twice baked potatoes. I could eat them twice…..or more. When my family asks, “What is for dinner?”, and they hear that one of the items is “twice baked potatoes”, there are cheers all around. Sometimes potatoes are boring. This is the way to jazz them up. Not only are they great for dinner, but they […]
Super Nacho (Great for Super Bowl)
This Super Nacho makes a great appetizer or dinner. It makes a great addition to a Super Bowl party too. Years ago…..ok, DECADES ago, during the summer between high school and college I worked two jobs. During the week I worked at Nordstrom in the Brass Plum. On the weekends, I worked at a restaurant […]
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy
Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy. Comfort food at its best. Let me introduce you to one of our favorite dinners: Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy. Years ago I had a hankering for Salisbury Steak. It must have been in college. They probably served Salisbury Steak at the commons. Then again, maybe I purchased frozen dinners from […]
Tortellini Meatball Soup
Tortellini Meatball Soup. What could be better? We love this soup. We are wild about this soup. We go nuts over this soup. When I serve it, I am given temporary rock star status. This recipe comes from one of my favorite cookbooks , “Mr. Sunday’s Soups”. I think it was the first recipe out of […]
The Best Pizza Sauce
You’re going to love this pizza sauce. You may even agree with me that it is the best pizza sauce EVER. This time of year is VERY busy for my family. Not only all the holiday stuff but we have four birthdays in there as well. I find myself scrambling more frequently during December for […]
Chicken Bacon Sliders
Chicken Bacon Sliders. A great dinner or lunch. I cannot take credit for this recipe, but I will say it is one of our favorites. When I found this recipe on the Pioneer Woman’s blog it was instantly a hit. I use whole wheat dinner rolls and let’s face it, I eat two. They are […]
Sour Cream Raisin Pie
My oh my. You are going to love this Sour Cream Raisin Pie. This recipe came from my grandmother. It was passed down to my mother and made during the holidays. The pie uses a pre-baked pie shell (store bought would work nicely here) and a thick filling that cooks on the stove. Leave enough […]
Toasted Walnut Pie
Toasted Walnut Pie is a delicious alternative to Pecan Pie. Actually, I like it better. I enjoy eating Pecan Pie, a bite or two. It is a bit too sweet for me. I find as I get older I can’t eat as many sweets. I’m trying to come to terms with that. Years ago I […]